Sydney panchang, 16 December 2026
Sunrise 05:39 Sunset 20:01 Moonrise 11:45 Margashirsha month
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · -33.87°, 151.21° · Australia/Sydney (UTC+11:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Avoid
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:39 to 20:01- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Yamaganda 07:27 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam 11:02 – 12:50
- Durmuhurta 12:21 – 13:19
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:21 – 13:19 Not used on Wednesdays
- Rahu Kalam 12:50 – 14:38
- 15:38 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 19:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
Night
20:01 to 05:40 next day- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Pradosha 20:01 – 21:57
- Brahma Muhurta 04:23 – 05:01 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 04:16 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 04:16 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Shukla Saptami until 04:16 next day
- Nakshatra Shatabhisha until 19:32 · lord Rahu
- Yoga Vajra until 19:16
- Karana Gara until 15:38, then Vanija
- Vara Wednesday lord Mercury
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Scorpio
- 15:38 Karana becomes Vanija
- 19:16 Yoga becomes Siddhi
- 19:32 Nakshatra becomes Purva Bhadrapada
- 04:16 next day Tithi becomes Shukla Ashtami
- 04:16 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Yamaganda Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 07:27 – 09:15
- Gulika Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 11:02 – 12:50
- Durmuhurta Muhurta Chintamani 6.52, p. 275 12:21 – 13:19
- Rahu Kalam Kalaprakasika, tr. N. P. Subramania Iyer, 1917, pp. 175–176 12:50 – 14:38
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 04:16 – 14:43 next day
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhurta Chintamani 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 14:43 – 16:42 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmriti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kulluka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindaraja, as Kulluka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:22 – 05:01
- Abhijit Muhurta Not used on Wednesdays Muhurta Chintamani 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:21 – 13:19
- Pradosha Muhurta Chintamani 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirnaya-sindhu p. 29; Viramitrodaya, Samaya-prakasha, p. 129 20:01 – 21:57
- Siddha Muhurta Chintamani 1.4, Kasyapa in the commentary, p. 12 05:39 – 04:16 next day
- Ravi yoga Muhurta Chintamani 1.27, p. 22 15:55 – 19:32
Choghadiya
| Labh | 05:39 – 07:27 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Amrit | 07:27 – 09:15 | Good |
| Kaal | 09:15 – 11:02 | Avoid |
| Shubh | 11:02 – 12:50 | Good |
| Rog | 12:50 – 14:38 | Avoid |
| Udveg | 14:38 – 16:25 | Avoid |
| Char | 16:25 – 18:13 | Neutral |
| Labh | 18:13 – 20:01 | Good |
| Udveg | 20:01 – 21:13 | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Shubh | 21:13 – 22:26 | Good |
| Amrit | 22:26 – 23:38 | Good |
| Char | 23:38 – 00:50 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 00:50 – 02:03 next day | Avoid |
| Kaal | 02:03 – 03:15 next day | Avoid |
| Labh | 03:15 – 04:27 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 04:27 – 05:40 next day | Avoid |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivaha-vrndavana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhurta Chintamani 1.55, p. 49
- 05:39 NowMercury
- 06:51 NowMoon
- 08:03 NowSaturn
- 09:15 NowJupiter
- 10:27 NowMars
- 11:38 NowSun
- 12:50 NowVenus
- 14:02 NowMercury
- 15:14 NowMoon
- 16:25 NowSaturn
- 17:37 NowJupiter
- 18:49 NowMars
- 20:01 NowSun
- 20:49 NowVenus
- 21:37 NowMercury
- 22:26 NowMoon
- 23:14 NowSaturn
- Next day
- 00:02 NowJupiter
- 00:50 NowMars
- 01:39 NowSun
- 02:27 NowVenus
- 03:15 NowMercury
- 04:03 NowMoon
- 04:52 NowSaturn
- 05:39 NowMercury
- 06:39 NowMoon
- 07:39 NowSaturn
- 08:39 NowJupiter
- 09:39 NowMars
- 10:39 NowSun
- 11:39 NowVenus
- 12:39 NowMercury
- 13:39 NowMoon
- 14:39 NowSaturn
- 15:39 NowJupiter
- 16:39 NowMars
- 17:39 NowSun
- 18:39 NowVenus
- 19:39 NowMercury
- 20:39 NowMoon
- 21:39 NowSaturn
- 22:39 NowJupiter
- 23:39 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:39 NowSun
- 01:39 NowVenus
- 02:39 NowMercury
- 03:39 NowMoon
- 04:39 NowSaturn
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:22 – 05:45 Scorpio
- 05:45 – 08:01 Sagittarius
- 08:01 – 10:25 Capricorn
- 10:25 – 12:48 Aquarius
- 12:48 – 15:11 Pisces
- 15:11 – 17:35 Aries
- 17:35 – 19:57 Taurus
- 19:57 – 21:59 Gemini
- 21:59 – 23:37 Cancer
- 23:37 – 00:59 next day Leo
- 00:59 – 02:18 next day Virgo
- 02:18 – 03:48 next day Libra
- 03:48 – 05:40 next day Scorpio
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in AEDT (UTC+11) · Method